When you walk in the Capital Region Walk for R.I.T.A., you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. In addition, the Capital Region NY Chapter uses funds to provide free suicide prevention education, training and support programs to the local community.
Thanks to Walkers and Donors like you, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.
The renowned celebration of beer, music and food celebrates its 24th anniversary Labor Day weekend much to the delight of visitors that have made it their annual tradition.
The Mount Snow Brewers Festival is established as one of the premier events of its kind in the Northeast, named one of The 20 Best Summer Destinations In Ski Country by FREESKIER Magazine , and we are expecting nearly 50 different breweries to be on-hand pouring their beers and ciders from 100+ different taps.
As always, there will be tons of great food options on the festival grounds with a huge BBQ on Cuzzins deck along with vendors whipping up kettle korn, crepes, waffles and a few other surprises to satiate your appetite.
Quality live music will be on-stage throughout the event starting on Saturday.
Start your Brewers Festival weekend off by burning a few calories in support of a great cause! For the fifth year, Mount Snow and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to bring you the Hops For Hope 5k, a fun run with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. The top fundraiser will receive a 2018/19 Mount Snow Season Pass!
The renowned celebration of beer, music and food celebrates its 24th anniversary Labor Day weekend much to the delight of visitors that have made it their annual tradition.
The Mount Snow Brewers Festival is established as one of the premier events of its kind in the Northeast, named one of The 20 Best Summer Destinations In Ski Country by FREESKIER Magazine , and we are expecting nearly 50 different breweries to be on-hand pouring their beers and ciders from 100+ different taps.
As always, there will be tons of great food options on the festival grounds with a huge BBQ on Cuzzins deck along with vendors whipping up kettle korn, crepes, waffles and a few other surprises to satiate your appetite.
Quality live music will be on-stage throughout the event starting on Saturday.
Start your Brewers Festival weekend off by burning a few calories in support of a great cause! For the fifth year, Mount Snow and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to bring you the Hops For Hope 5k, a fun run with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. The top fundraiser will receive a 2018/19 Mount Snow Season Pass!
Did you know Albany was once at the center of the North American beer industry? Albany Beer Historian, Craig Gravina, is an author and co-founder of the Albany Ale Project. Craig will be leading tours through Albany’s former brewing districts, discussing the impact beer and ale had on Albany. Tour is offered in four of Albany’s Distinct Neighborhoods. Each pub will offer drink specials exclusive to tour attendees!
The Warehouse District tour will meet at Lost and Found, located on the corner of Broadway and Pleasant Street. Lost and Found specializes in craft beer and locally sourced food. The Warehouse District is the heart of our local craft beverage industry and Craig will highlight the brewers of the neighborhood’s past and present.
It’s the Pearlpalooza 2018 Cornhole Tournament, brought to you by Gasko & Meyer, Inc. Registration is at 11:00am, and the bags fly at noon. Participants must be 21+ to enter. Registration fees are $15 per person/$30 per team. This is a single elimination tournament. A maximum of 18 teams will be allowed to compete. Register in advance at: nycornhole.com
Compete for great prizes from Pearlpalooza sponsors, including:
1st place (prizes valued at $400)
Braven Brewery prize pack, including t-shirts, pint glasses, and brewery tour
Pair of tickets for Modest Mouse at the Palace Theatre on October 14
Pair of tickets for The Struts and White Reaper at Upstate Concert Hall on September 30
$50 Gift Certificate to Pearl Street Pub
$50 Gift Certificate to Ama Cocina
Albany Distilling Company prize pack, including t-shirts, rocks glasses, sunglasses, and gift card
Limited edition Pearlpalooza poster Downtown Albany t-shirts DuClaw brewing company prize package DuClaw and Braven Brewing beer WEQX t-shirts
2nd place (prizes valued at $150)
Pair of tickets for Milky Chance at Upstate Concert Hall on September 29
$50 Gift Certificate to Public House 42
Pearlpalooza t-shirts
Downtown Albany t-shirts
WEQX t-shirts
3rd place (prizes valued at $50)
Downtown Albany t-shirts
WEQX t-shirts
Sponsored by Gasko & Meyer, Inc., Braven Brewery Company, DuClaw Brewing Company, The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District, WEQX, Albany Distilling Company, Albany Parking Authority, and the City of Albany.
Solarfest, New England’s most entertaining source of energy education for over 20 years, is coming to Stratton Mountain in Londonderry on Saturday, August 18th and Sunday, August 19th! Two days of live music, yoga, arts, and over 50 workshops on the latest in renewable energy, sustainable living, technology, innovation, and activism.
Live music features The Balkun Brother and Burlington’s own Gang Of Thieves. Plus, Josh Fox – director of “Gasland”- performs “The Truth Has Changed” live, with music by Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes.
This beer festival is centered around all things spontaneous and fermented, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and foods. It surrounds the fall release of Rooted: Festival guests have the opportunity to sample unique mixed fermented beers and we hope you will join us to share in the celebration of fermentation! with 20+ breweries, music from the Rich Clements Band and Josh Casano and food provided by The City Beer Hall.
Join Shea as she broadcasts live from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the 2018 Churney Gurney Mountain Bike Festival. She’s giving away two pairs of tickets to The Struts with White Reaper and Spirit Animal at Upstate Concert Hall on September 30th. She’ll be with our friends from FSO and the FSO bus!
Grey Ghosts Bikes will be there along with Common Roots Brewing who will be pouring their beers!
Races start at 9:00am. Register online at bikereg.com from Cat 1 Men’s and Women’s through Tire.
Factory Demos from Niner, Cannondale, and Felt! All proceeds benefit the Under The Woods Foundation mission of providing unique experiences for differently abled children, including those on the autism spectrum.
Join Jeff as he broadcast live from The French Mountain Commons, Log Jam outlet Centers and The Adirondack Outlet Mall on Friday, August 3rd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Enter for a chance to win passes to Wild Adriatic’s “The Summit” and The Adirondack Independent Music Festival. For more info on the outlets, visit fmcljo.com.
On Saturday August 18th Indian Ladder Farms has put together a day full of great local music, good food and farm fresh beer. This will be a great opportunity for beer and cider enthusiasts to not only try a wide range of new beverages from dozens of local craft breweries, cideries and distilleries, but also to meet and talk with the producers themselves.
Taking that idea further, the farm is offering an educational aspect to the event with a hop picking demonstration earlier in the day at 11am. Indian Ladder Cidery and Brewery makes their products with hops, barley and apples grown on site.
Music Schedule:
3:00-4:30 – Rattling Baddies
5:00-6:30 – College Farm
7:00 – 8:30 – Grassroots Rebels
9:00-11:00 – Stone Revival Band
Most people that visit Indian Ladder Farms are familiar with the orchards, the farm market, the brewery and its beer garden, but the festival itself will take place a few fields back in a beautiful setting nestled near the Helderberg escarpment. Gates will open at 2pm with live music from 3pm until 11pm. Food will be available for purchase.
Breweries attending:
Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery
KCBC
Interboro
Trillium
Ommegang
Common Roots
Peekskill
Helderberg Mountain Brewery
Prison City
Community Beer Works
Brooklyn Brewery at the CIA
Evan Ales
Crossroads Brewing Company
Mad Jack
Moustache Brewing Company
and more…
Tickets will be $25 in advance starting Friday July 13th, ticket price will be $35 at the gate. All ages are welcome, this is a family friendly event, admission is free for children under 12. There are limited tickets for this event, purchasing in advance is recommended.
Did you know Albany was once at the center of the North American beer industry? Albany Beer Historian, Craig Gravina, is an author and co-founder of the Albany Ale Project. Craig will be leading tours through Albany’s former brewing districts, discussing the impact beer and ale had on Albany. Tour is offered in four of Albany’s Distinct Neighborhoods. Each pub will offer specials exclusive to tour attendees!
The Center Square Tour will meet at Pint Sized, Lark Street’s neighborhood craft beverage destination. Pint Sized offers craft beer on tap in addition to providing growlers and mixed six packs to go! Pint Sized is located on the corner of Lark and Jay Street.
On Thursday, July 26th, join Jeff as he broadcasts live from Mohawk Army Navy in Latham. We’re giving away a Family (4) pack of Saratoga County Fair passes every 10 minutes! Mohawk Army Navy is kicking off the weekend with a tent sale on boots! Save up to 75% off brands like Red Wing, Timberland Pro, Chippewa, Carolina and Keen! Save 25% on all Carhartt summer shorts and summer apparel.
Sunday, August 19th, don’t miss an EQX live broadcast with riders from The Vermont Challenge from 11am-1pm. We’ll be giving away a family 4-pack of passes to Bromley Mountain Adventure Park.
It’s the Road Jam Music Fest at The Saratoga Winery! Sponsored by Two Roads Brewery
Featuring Bands:
YARD SALE (Roots Experimental Folks from New Paltz, NY)
The North & South Dakotas (Y’allternative Bluegrass)
The Jeff Sessions (Funky Jam Twist on Classic Tunes)
Join 1911 Hard Cider at The Ruck in downtown Troy on Sunday, July 1st and celebrate the launch of their new Rosé Hard Cider. There will be Rosé cocktails and Rosé on tap, along with giveaways, live music from Ralph Renna and The Tradition, and more!
Remarkable Liquids Presents, Pearlpalooza 2018! A FREE event on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Join us on North Pearl Street (between Sheridan & Pine Streets) for a day packed full of incredible live music and awesome events! $5 parking at Riverfront Garage, located two blocks away at 2 Columbia Street!
StarTing at 11:00am and going until 12:00pm, it’s #Yogapalooza! Grab your mat, and join other Pearlpalooza attendees for an hour of yoga before the music gets going. It’s a great way to get all those dancing muscles warmed up!
You can pre-register HERE!!!
After that, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, be sure you pre-register for the cornhole tournament!
You can do that HERE!!!
From 1:00pm to 2:00pm – El Modernist
From 2:00pm to 3:00pm – Good Fiction
From 3:00pm to 4:00pm – Kitten
From 4:00pm to 5:00pm – The Greeting Committee
From 5:00pm to 6:00pm – Caroline Rose
And from 6:00pm to 7:00pm – Superorganism
All of this great stuff is brought to us by:
Downtown Albany BID
EQX
Sugar Productions
Remarkable Liquids brands TBD
Braven Brewery
Duclaw Brewery
O’Connell & Aronowitz
Albany Distilling Company
John Ray & Sons
Jagermeister
Lucky Strike Social
The Hollow
Pearl Street Pub
Blue82
High Peaks Sound
You are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate Shmaltz Brewing Company’s 5th Anniversary at our brewery in Clifton Park, NY! We’re having breweries from across the area bring 2-3 of their favorite beers to pour and we’ll have a variety of tasty food for you to enjoy. It wouldn’t be a Shmaltz party without killer jams so we’ll be rocking out all day to some fantastic live music by Brother Junction of Saratoga and Mike Powell in our tasting room!
The Capital Craft Beverage Trail proudly presents the inaugural Drink Saratoga, a pop-up New York State craft beverage tasting event. Join us on Friday, June 15th from 6-9pm on the floor of the Saratoga Automobile Museum for the local craft beverage experience of the summer!
General Admission tickets include a souvenir sample glass and the opportunity to sample the world class libations produced right here in the Capital Region and New York State. The Saratoga Automobile Museum will be open, so enjoy your locally produced beverages while exploring the impressive collection of cars the museum has on display!
Producers include (with more to be announced):
Nine Pin Cider, Albany Distilling Company, C.H. Evans Brewing Albany Pump Station, Brown’s Brewing Company, Druthers Brewing Company,Chatham Brewing, S&S Farm Brewery, Altamont Vineyard and Winery,Upstate Distilling Company, Wolf Hollow Brewing Company, Mad Jack Brewing Company, Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery, The Beer Diviner, Artisanal Brew Works, Hudson-Chatham Winery, Meadowdale Winery, Common Roots Brewing Company, Yesfolk Tonics, Shmaltz Brewing Company, Fort Orange Brewing, O’Boys Distilling, Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company
Stay tuned for a delicious array of local food as well!
Limited discounted early bird tickets will be available until May 11th. DD tickets will be available at the door. If not sold out, tickets at the door will be 40$.
